Fighting drug trafficking costs Iran $1 billion

In five months the Iranian frontier guards confiscated more than 230 tons of drugs, the commander of frontier troops of the Islamic Republic, Brigadier-General Kassem Rezayi reported today. According to him, the traditional route of transportation of drugs has changed, smugglers try to involve maritime routes with the purpose of entering the European markets.According to the Interior Minister of Iran, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, 77% of consignments of drugs this year were of opium, while only 13% were of hashish. According to the minister, "the majority of the illicit narcofreight transported through the territory of Iran is raw materials for illegal factories," making in Europe the final product, ITAR-TASS reports.Since March 21 the Iranian police have carried out 694 operations, during which they have destroyed 926 gangs involved in drug trafficking.

In five months the Iranian frontier guards confiscated more than 230 tons of drugs, the commander of frontier troops of the Islamic Republic, Brigadier-General Kassem Rezayi reported today. According to him, the traditional route of transportation of drugs has changed, smugglers try to involve maritime routes with the purpose of entering the European markets.

According to the Interior Minister of Iran, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, 77% of consignments of drugs this year were of opium, while only 13% were of hashish. According to the minister, "the majority of the illicit narcofreight transported through the territory of Iran is raw materials for illegal factories," making in Europe the final product, ITAR-TASS reports.

Since March 21 the Iranian police have carried out 694 operations, during which they have destroyed 926 gangs involved in drug trafficking.